Kannan Pakshirajan obtained BPharm from the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University and MTech in Biotechnology from Jadavpur University. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras. He was a BOYSCAST Fellow at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands. As an Environmental Biotechnologist he has been intimately associated with toxicity removal in air, soil and water environment. He joined IIT Guwahati in 2004 and has spent over 18 years of teaching and research focusing on technologies to treat contaminated environment and toxicity removal. He has served as a Visiting Researcher in the discipline of Microbiology at National University of Ireland Galway. He is ‘DBT Nominee’ for the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) constituted at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya. Pakshirajan has made significant contributions to environmental biotechnology with over 200 publications and 2 edited books.
- Ph. D. (Department of Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India (2000-2004)
- M. Tech. (Department of Life Science and Biotechnology), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (1997-1999)
- B. Pharm. (C.L. Baid Metha College of Pharmacy), The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India (1993-1997)
- Head, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, February 2016 - January 2019
- Professor, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, April 2015 - Till date
- Associate Dean, Students Affairs, IIT Guwahati, November 2014 - April 2016
- Chairman, Students Welfare Board, IIT Guwahati, July 2013 - November 2014
- Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, September 2008 - March 2015
- Chairman, Hostel Affairs Board, IIT Guwahati, July 2008 - June 2010
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, July 2004 - August 2008
- Project Officer, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, April 2004 - June 2004
- Half-time Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Eng., IIT Madras, January 2000 - March 2004
- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
- Bioprocess Engineering
- Biofuels
- Biomolecular and Cellular Process Engineering
- Bioseparation Engineering
- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Environmental Biology and Microbiology
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Experimental and Analytical Techniques for Chemical Engineers
- Industrial Wastewater Treatment
- Microbial Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Modern Biology
- Solid Waste Management
Journals
1. Naorem Bela Devi, Ajay Kumar Chhantyal, Sudeshna Saikia, G. Pugazhenthi, Kannan Pakshirajan "Trace-element modulation for the targeted production of C3, C4 and C6 acids from syngas by Clostridium spp.", Biomass and Bioenergy. DOI.10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109581, Vol.215, 109581, P.P - , (2026)
2. Naorem Bela Devi and Kannan Pakshirajan "Single-Stage Coculture System Using Clostridium kluyveri and Acetogens Outperforms a Two-Stage Monoculture System for Syngas Bioconversion to Medium Chain Fatty Acids", Industrial and Chemcial Engineering Research . DOI.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c05036, Vol.65, 8, P.P 4302-4310 , (2026)
3. Naorem Bela Devi and Kannan Pakshirajan "Diversifying product portfolio of syngas fermentation in addition to ethanol production by using Clostridium species", Bioresource Technology. DOI.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132401, Vol.427, , P.P - , (2025)
4. Tanushree Paul, Ayushi Aggarwal, Shishir Kumar Behera, Saroj Kumar Meher, Shradha Gupta, Divya Baskaran, Eldon R. Rene, Kannan Pakshirajan, G. Pugazhenthi " Neuro-fuzzy modelling of a continuous stirred tank bioreactor with ceramic membrane technology for treating petroleum refinery effluent: a case study from Assam, India", Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. DOI.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-023-02948-4, Vol.47, , P.P 91-103 , (2024)
5. Satti Venu Gopala Kumari, Kannan Pakshirajan, G. Pugazhenthi "Development and characterization of active poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) based composites with grapeseed oil and MgO nanoparticles for shelf-life extension of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. DOI.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129521, Vol.260, 2, P.P 129521- , (2024)
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